João Félix shines: ex-Benfica star hits major milestone | OneFootball

After once again starring in one of the most publicized moves in the transfer market, where he 'escaped' from Benfica and headed to Al Nassr, João Félix seems to have found a new life. Starting in the match against Armenia, Portugal's number 11 reached an important milestone with the national team.

A new face in Roberto Martínez's starting eleven, something that hadn't happened since November 2024, the Portuguese international did not disappoint and responded to the opportunity given by the coach with a very good performance and two goals that made the former Benfica player surpass the barrier of ten goals.

With the two scored against Armenia, in the match where Portugal thrashed by five goals to zero, the former Benfica footballer reached 11 goals with the national team's jersey. The last time Félix had scored for the national team was precisely in November of the previous year, where he scored in the draw against Croatia (1-1), in the group stage of the Nations League.

At the end of the match, when asked about the new pupil of Jorge Jesus, Roberto Martínez did not hold back in his praise for the Portuguese, highlighting his quality on the pitch: “A player with João's talent needs to play, because the speed with which he makes decisions, the touch, are undeniable, but he needs to have minutes”.

João Félix, making his debut at Al Nassr, seems to be gradually finding the form with which he presented himself at Benfica, in 2019. In the current sports season, the number 79 of the Saudis - valued at 20 million euros - has so far played three official matches: two in the Saudi Super Cup and one in the Championship. In the 270 minutes he was on the field, he scored four goals.

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